Manchester United loanee Marcus Rashford got here on in its place and supplied two assists as Aston Villa got here from behind to win 2-1 towards Chelsea.
Chelsea took the lead within the first half by means of Enzo Fernandes, who scored after tapping in a cross from Pedro Neto.
With Villa trailing, supervisor Unai Emery introduced Rashford on at half-time, and the United star shortly made an impression.
Simply earlier than the hour mark, Rashford acquired a move from Matty Money and arrange Marco Asensio, whose fast pondering noticed him poke the ball over the road to equalise.
Villa stored pushing, with Rashford inflicting issues for Chelsea’s defence. With just some minutes left, Villa took a brief nook, and Rashford picked out an unmarked Asensio. The Spaniard’s shot slipped previous Chelsea goalkeeper Filip Jörgensen to offer Villa the lead.
Whereas Asensio grabbed the headlines together with his brace, it was Rashford’s creativity and sharpness that sparked Villa’s fightback. He may have had one other help when he arrange Donyell Malen, however Jörgensen made the save.
Rashford’s efficiency stood out as his greatest since becoming a member of Villa within the January switch window. He made 27 touches, accomplished 15 of 16 passes, and created two key probabilities – each for Asensio’s objectives. He additionally accomplished two dribbles and had two blocked pictures.
For Villa, Rashford’s affect was clear, and he’ll be hoping for a beginning spot when Villa play Crystal Palace on Tuesday. United, in the meantime, could also be questioning if Rashford may have made a distinction of their 2-2 draw with Everton earlier at the moment.
